General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi, I'm importing a few cars and one of them is a Black G reg Auto Twin Turbo. It's in imaculate condition and only has around 40,000 miles on the clock. I'm gonna put it onto Autotrader and other places, but I was just wondering if anyone had any idea what it was worth, I was thinkin around 5 1/2 grand cos of the condition and miles, and the fact is in original condition and spec. Anyway, what do you guys think? P.S it has a tv fitted, haha.

Set of 4 17" split Rims for sale. Not great condition, new front tyres (rears balding) Any offers? Dan

Hello guys, I need to load windows onto a laptop that has been formatted. The only thing is it hasn't got a floppy drive so I can't use a start-up disk. It has a cd rom and I've tried changing the setup to check cd first on boot-up, but it won't recognise any operating system. Any ideas? Cheers Vijay

Hi mate can you get in toouch with me.....its jason.. jiz300@aol.com......ta....its about your stereo.

I know a lot of people here have new or non-standard Turbo's in their zeds, what I'm trying to find out is; 1. What Turbo's have people gone for 2. Who did the work 3. How much it all costs? If I'm going to replace my turbo's (and according to Jeff mine are worn so I'm going to have to replace them one day) I want to make sure that a good job is done.. Had the usual suggestions of people like Abbey Motorsport and SE, but as usual turning to my best resource for advice... you lot and your experience! :)

Hi all, got both bulbs need replacing in the driving lamps at the front, already been told Halfords H1's are what I need so I have a pair of those.... but how do I go about removing the lights? Both screws idly turn at the front so I'm guessing there's a nut round the back? or am I doing this all wrong!??! :)

OOOO EERRRRRR Missus My TSW hockenheim wheels have got a centre plate with a large nut holding this covering plate on! Anyway this nut is seized and after many attempts with plus gas it is still locked on, any ideas!!

Wheres the rides section gone peeps ? been away for a while with work and its gone ?

Im tempted to black out my rear lights as ive seen a couple with this done and like the look of it, however many years ago a friend tried this on his car and it was a disaster, ruining one of his lights, have any of you done this?? whats best to use?? eventualy i want to do the four light conversion but have a few more things further up the want list first,, any help gratefully recieved

Evening All. Just joined what seems to be a merry band of ZX owners (old and normally aspirated, bit like yours truly). Question is, I appear to have a dud oil pressure gauge, is this common? any advice would be appreciated, also any suggestions for decent garages in the croydon/ surrey area

Hi Guys My car's come with 225/55/16's on the front and 225/50/16's on the rear! Will the extra 5% profile on the fronts significantly upset the handling? Unfortunately they've plenty of tread so I don't really want to replace them unnecessarily. Cheers Jon

does anyone know how to grade big end shells? Cylinder No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Crank Markings 1 1 2 1 1 1 Big-end markings 0 0 0 1 1 1 So does that mean that i need :- Grade 1 shells for 1 and 2 cylinders and grade 2 shells for the rest? Please get backto me asap, as i think i may have orderd the wrong ones! Mathew

I have been given first refusal on a 1988 ZX300 2+2 in black. It has t-top and is in generaly decent condition inside and out, other than it desperately needs a good scrub down. The car is in its original state, even the wheels are the originals. Seems quite unusual though in the body styling department...rear lights are right across, similar to some late Sylvia's, with the numberplate on bumper, and the front end looking slightly 'Corvette Stingray' like. The engine sounds good, pulls well, new top rad hose required but otherwise sound. Couple of surface areas of metalworm but noting too serious. Interior is butterscotch cord with leather inserts, also in very good…

Does anyone know where to get some from int he UK, I have tried the Z Centre but there going to be out of stock for the next few weeks. Help! Mike

Errr! Anyone know the best method of removing bits of Badger from the intercoolers? I know their an endangered species but so is my Zed! Poor blighter!:(

Ordered what i thought to be the pilot filter for my UK spec Auto Box. Nissan werent sure what a pilot filter was so they ran a search for "filter" on the box and came back with two tiny oil filters for the control valve. Theay are about the size of my thumbnail The part numbers are 3172641x01 and 3172641x00 Are these the correct filters or am I after getting the wrong parts. Help appreciated

Just topped up the clutch fluid and can't get the lugs on the cap to engage. Is this going to be a problem? I don't think that they were engaged before, but ...

Can some clarify a few things for me. The Racelogic system should cut the pulse to the fuel injectors and therefore limit the power through to the wheels. Why do I get clouds of black unburnt fuel behind me when the traction control kicks in? Are there some default preferred setting for the Z? Steve E

I wonder if anyone can help. I have a black 90TT jap import with an auto box. At junctions for example, when I start off I press the accelerator and nothing happens for a second and then the car moves! the engine is warm and this has only started happening. It is like there is a dead zone at the intial stage of acceleration. There are no judders when the box moves up a gear. only happens in first. Any one help?? Cheers Ian

My new clutch got fitted over the weekend. It's an RPS Street, as supplied by Smithy. Feels just the same as the old one. Work was done by a guy just outside Chelmsford as recommended by Mike Feeney. He's a good guy and I would also recommend him for anyone in the approximate area who needs similar work done. BTW turns out that the old clutch was not completely knackered and still had some wear left in it, it's just that the monster torque of the auto engine was more than enough to overcome the clamping force of the standard clutch !

Ive never done this before but know ive seen instructions somewhere, ive searched but cant find a link to instructions, probably im just being thick but ive tried, does anyone know where to find this???

Yellow Zed, High Level spoiler, 12.30a.m this morning Vauxhall, London! Come on then , who wasnt it?

Okay.. driving into work this morning.. got to one roundabout in MK, slowed down, sitting in traffic thinking.. hang on this feels a bit rough.. glanced at all guages.. all okay, oil pressure a bit on the low side, but that gauge is about as useful as a chocolate fireguard.. idle however is down to about 500/600 and getting a lot of lumpy shake on the car. My exhaust is blowing a bit at the moment, so quickly turned off radio, popped window down and that's serving to make the "chug chug" sound of the engine all the more prominent. Still sitting in traffic a distinctly oily smell has accompanied the problem.. chugged into work (literally) not getting much power out of …

Thanks for all the help on "Rear seat removal". I am planning to be in UK in July on holiday with a hire car. Is there any good places I could call into to get bits such as panel fittings etc for my 1986 300ZX. I would look in a wreckers here in Perth but the local supplies are limited.

Before i start destroying my car How do i get to the front speakers so i can change them Is it easy to take the door inserts off?